NZQA registered unit standard
29149 version 1
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Title
Prepare containers to pack products in a primary products food
processing operation
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This entry-level unit standard is for people working in the
packaging area in a primary products food processing
operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare
containers to pack products in a primary products food
processing operation.
Classification
Primary Products Food Processing > Primary Products Food
Processing - Operational Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to – Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations
1995, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Food (Safety)
Regulations 2002, depending on the candidate’s work sector.
2
Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
Primary products food processing operation – covers a meat processing, dairy
processing, seafood or baking yeasts manufacturing operation.
3
Evidence for the practical components of this unit standard must be supplied from the
workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare containers to pack products in a primary products food processing operation.
Evidence Requirements
1.1
Packaging materials are assembled in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
29149 version 1
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1.2
Packaging equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturer’s
specifications and organisational requirements.
1.3
Containers are assembled in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4
Any documentation requirements are completed in accordance with
organisational requirements.
1.5
Any consumable replacements are ordered in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
N/A
1
17 September 2015
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016